Olympic Opening Ceremony, London 2012

[story]

and now the shark-jumping moment

I think they should also be celebrating The Shark Incident.

 

[8ball]

red button, no commentary

not in 3d (flips back to 2d)

hey ho...

 

[DexterTCN]

Beckham...not only a world famous sportsman...also an england captain

 

[Big Gunz]

Becks looks so smug like a big fuck you to Stuart Pearce!

 

[Fez909]

Just checked Twitter to see what the rest of the world thinks, and obviously I don't know where everyone's from, but the generally jist is: 95% positive comments, 5% contrarians.

 

[scooter]

So is Beckham lighting the cauldron then?

 

[agricola]

that is a lovely touch

 

[8ball]

that's a lot of dead humans they'll need pics of

 

[quimcunx]

woo hoo Brixton

What? I was out of the room.

 

[Ozone]

Mindbogglingly AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Genius.....

SO proud to be a Londoner!

 

[Fez909]

Looks like we're back in Beijing

 

[story]

Oh, are we doing Terrorism in all its many guises, then?

 

[quimcunx]

Damn. I like contemporary dance. I was getting ready to go to the shop.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Moment's silence nice touch

 

[Lord Camomile]

Ah, the rehearsal ended after the music montage.

Sorry children, I can't guide you through this any longer.

 

[nagapie]

They can fuck off with their land of the free and diverse subtext while they're kettling people at a nearby peaceful protest. What a load of wank.

 

[2hats]

Sir Tim!

...and with an original NeXT on his desk as well...

 

[8115]

Are they really addressing 7/7 through the medium of dance?

Too soon, I think.

 

[Barking_Mad]

how long does this go on for, im tired.

 

[8ball]

must be hard to dance to such featureless music

 

[8ball]

how long does this go on for, im tired.

2 fucking weeks, apparently

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

What? I was out of the room.

Showed bits of the torch relay and showed someone holding up a Brixton banner

 

[Lord Camomile]

Did he say "The very familiar image of Beckham on the Thames"?

"The very familiar image of Beckham, on the Thames" I think.

Grammar, not just for Nazis.

 

[Pickman's model]

CND symbol

Peace sign I think you'll find

 

[Zabo]

Is it Remembrance Sunday? I thought it was Friday?

 

[agricola]

that looks amazing tbh

 

[Fez909]

....or the scene from Dark Knight Rises with the kid singing and the 'silent' action/chaos going on. Wonder if it was an influence?

 

[story]

The very familiar image of Beckham, on the Thames" I think.

Grammar, not just for Nazis.

Obscurely disappointed

 

[equationgirl]

Are they really addressing 7/7 through the medium of dance?

Too soon, I think.

It appears so. Not cool.

 

[editor]

Fantastic dancers. Beautiful lighting too.